Patents by Inventor Shusaku Noguchi

Shusaku Noguchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gearshift device and method of controlling same
    Patent number: 7770486
    Abstract: In an automatic transmission, a shift lever is operable to move to one of a plurality of shift positions corresponding to ranges established as selectable options. The plurality of shift positions are each configured as one of a momentary position allowing the shift lever to automatically return to a home position and a retention position allowing the shift lever to be held therein. A return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in the retention position to return to the home position is provided. The return mechanism is enabled on one of conditions that the parking switch be turned on and that an ignition switch be turned off. In a manual transmission, a return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in a gear stage to return to a home position is provided, and the return mechanism is enabled on condition that an ignition switch be turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Morita, Yasushi Ohkawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Tomohiro Sakuraba, Atsushi Komatsu, Kotaro Hiramine, Shusaku Noguchi, Yoshinori Furusawa, Makirou Ishimoto
  • Gearshift device and method of controlling same
    Publication number: 20060053930
    Abstract: In an automatic transmission, a shift lever is operable to move to one of a plurality of shift positions corresponding to ranges established as selectable options. The plurality of shift positions are each configured as one of a momentary position allowing the shift lever to automatically return to a home position and a retention position allowing the shift lever to be held therein. A return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in the retention position to return to the home position is provided. The return mechanism is enabled on one of conditions that the parking switch be turned on and that an ignition switch be turned off. In a manual transmission, a return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in a gear stage to return to a home position is provided, and the return mechanism is enabled on condition that an ignition switch be turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Morita, Yasushi Ohkawa, Yoshiharu Saito, Tomohiro Sakuraba, Atsushi Komatsu, Kotaro Hiramine, Shusaku Noguchi, Yoshinori Furusawa, Makirou Ishimoto
  • Body frames for automatic two-wheeled vehicles
    Patent number: 4727953
    Abstract: A pair of main frames, which form an essential part of a body frame of a motorcycle, are fixed at the front ends to a head pipe, and extend toward the rear portion of a body at a given increasing interval. Each of the main frames includes therein a partition extending in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kudo, Shigeki Mizumachi, Shusaku Noguchi, Hiroo Takemura, Tatsuo Kurosawa